Who is runnig a detroit locker on dd.
03-05-2006, 07:10 PM
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I did it for about two months and switched to a TruTrac. The Detroit Locker worked great but was clunky and loud as hell. A lot of people look at your car, but with a "what the hell is about to fall off?" look on their faces. My wife didn't care to ride in it anymore with the locker.
When you go around a corner you'll hear a ratcheting sound. Mine was loud and sounded like someone tapping on my muffler case with a ball peen hammer. It also engages and disengages with a loud clunk and accompanying jolt at times. At low speeds in parking lots, cam surge is a real treat. It caused the locker to engage and disengage rapidly, throwing the car into the shakes.
Then again, some people like them.
When you go around a corner you'll hear a ratcheting sound. Mine was loud and sounded like someone tapping on my muffler case with a ball peen hammer. It also engages and disengages with a loud clunk and accompanying jolt at times. At low speeds in parking lots, cam surge is a real treat. It caused the locker to engage and disengage rapidly, throwing the car into the shakes.
Then again, some people like them.
03-05-2006, 09:34 PM
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daily driven here running 85w140 fluid keeps it quiter and yes it ratechts a little, yes it clunks sometimes. but it has never ever even thought about going peg leg on me like a clutch type posi unit would. the noise is very very tollerable for me atleast
03-06-2006, 11:16 PM
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After talking with some builders, and Moser themself, they do not recommend it for racing applications...or at least not for my particular violent launching ***. However, I am getting a locker, as it was very affordable and I deal with the Y pipe banging every moment I'm in my car, doubt I'll hear, feel or notice the locker anyway. Even if I do, it'll probably be welcome.
